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The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.050 percent, up from 0.030 percent last week. Another $24 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 0.145 percent, up from 0.135 percent last week. For a $10,000 bill, the three-month price was $9,998.74, while a six-month bill sold for $9,992.67.

WASHINGTON— The Treasury Department blacklisted Thursday a Singapore- based shipping company for allegedly supporting a North Korean firm accused of illicit weapon shipments. The financial sanctions were announced against Senat Shipping Company and Senat's president, Leonard Lai, and on a vessel, "Dawnlight," in which the company has an interest.

NEW YORK, July 23- All it usually takes to borrow money from your 401 are a few clicks on a website, and a check will arrive a few days later. Internal Revenue Service rules say you can borrow up to $50,000 or 50 percent of the account balance, whichever is greater. The problem is with middle-aged workers, who are the heaviest loan users, according data from the Employee...

The Treasury Department auctioned $24 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.030 percent, up from 0.015 percent last week. Another $24 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at a discount rate of 0.135 percent, up from 0.100 percent last week. For a $10,000 bill, the three-month price was $9,999.24 while a six-month bill sold for $9,993.17.

NEW YORK, July 16- Foreign inflows into U.S. Treasuries in May rose to their highest level in more than a year, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Thursday, as concerns about Greece and the Chinese stock market spurred a flight to safe assets. Treasuries totaled $53.4 billion in May, the largest since February 2014.

WASHINGTON, July 13- The United States posted a budget surplus of $51.8 billion in June, down 27 percent from the same period last year, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday. The government had a surplus of $70.5 billion in June 2014, according to Treasury's monthly budget statement. With the adjustment, the surplus in June 2015 would be $16 billion, or 44...

WASHINGTON, July 13- The United States posted a budget surplus of $51.8 billion in June, down 27 percent from the same period last year, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a $51 billion surplus last month. Receipts last month totaled $342.9 billion, a 6 percent increase from June 2014, while outlays stood at $291.2...

WASHINGTON, July 13- The rules for the Treasury market should be reviewed, U.S. regulators said on Monday, as they released a much-anticipated first study into wild price swings on Oct. 15 in that market, an event many have blamed on overly tight regulation. The Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Securities and...

July 9- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on hedge funds, challenging a tax strategy called "basket options" that is used to claim billions of dollars in tax savings, the New York Times reported. Today's guidance from the Administration is a win for taxpayers and brings us one step closer to a more fair and equitable tax code, "Senator Ron Wyden, the top...

July 9- The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on hedge funds, challenging a tax strategy called "basket options" that is used to claim billions of dollars in tax savings, the New York Times reported. The head of a powerful U.S. Senate panel presented the findings of a year-long probe into basket options last July, accusing Deutsche Bank AG and Barclays Plc...

July 8- Investors wanting to dodge the next Enron, or just outperform the market, might want to pay particular attention to the first digits, and only the first digits, in numbers in company accounts. As the U.S. Internal Revenue Service uses Benford's Law to sniff out tax cheats, or at least to narrow the field to better channel resources, why not do something similar...

WASHINGTON, July 8- The White House and the U.S. Treasury Department are monitoring the "ongoing issue" at the New York Stock Exchange and President Barack Obama has been briefed on the matter, a White House official said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, June 30- The United States is closely monitoring the situation in Greece and will keep urging all parties to help put Athens on a path to growth within the euro zone, the Treasury Department said on Tuesday. "The nonpayment by the Greeks to the IMF this evening kicks off a long-standing and well-established process at the IMF for addressing arrears," the...

WASHINGTON, June 22- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Ford Motor Co's attempt to claim $470 million in a tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. Ford was denied a $470 million interest payment by a Michigan district court in 2010. The U.S. appeals court ruled against Ford in December 2012. The case is Ford Motor Co v United States, U.S. Supreme Court, No....